Craig spoke of arriving to find his daughter lying motionless on the ground, and said: “I put her in the recovery position and waited for the ambulance to get there. There was no blood. She had knocked herself out.”

After surgery Lilly was placed in intensive care, where she stayed until Friday evening.

Craig, who said council workers had earlier been working on the window, also described his heartache after Lilly’s beautiful blonde hair had to be shaved off.

“They handed me a bag of her hair. It knocked me about really badly. It made me feel sick.”

Since the operation Lilly, who has an older brother, Tyler, three, is now semi conscious, but her parents are still staying by her bedside constantly as they have no idea what the next few hours could bring.

Craig added: “All I want to do is have her home.

“She’ll have a scar on the head for the rest of her life. I’m in shock. I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy.

“Lilly is loved by everybody. It has been very scary.

“I’m just glad she’s still alive. She is one of the most bubbly little girls you will ever meet.

“We’ve been living in a nightmare.”

Neighbour Dorothy Burton 70, said “They are a lovely family.

“They have only been here about a month but I couldn’t ask for better neighbours.

“I didn’t see it happen but I saw the little mite being taken away by the ambulance.

“She’s a beautiful little thing.”

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “Officers are carrying out enquiries and these are currently at a very early stage.”

Sandwell Council deputy leader, Mahboob Hussain, said: “We are aware of an incident involving a child reportedly falling from a first floor window at a council home.

“Until we have more details, we cannot comment further, other than to say our thoughts are with the child and their family.”